Nat Reed is an artist living between Los Angeles and Palm Springs. Growing up in Huntington Beach in the 60's and 70's, Reed absorbed the cultural influence of the chaotically evolving Southern California landscape, fueled by the spirit of a brighter tomorrow.

Nat is the grandson of Eli Hedley, pioneer tropical decorator and tiki carver known for decorating such famous nightspots as the AkuAku, KonTiki, Stephen Crane's Luau and other "Tiki" icons across the country built in the heyday of Polynesian Pop. At the request of Walt Disney, Hedley also opened the original Island Trade Store at Disneyland. Reed's father was a set decorator in 1940's Hollywood, though his wanderlust took him from operating an Orange County doughnut shop to launching his family of six on a year-long sailing adventure throughout Scandinavia on a cargo schooner when Nat was seven.

Since it's introduction in the show "Tikirama" in 2009, Reed's art work quickly became a favorite in the modernist community. He later opened his solo exhibition "Torodoodle" at mmodern Gallery in Palm Springs and exhibits at Harold Golan Gallery in Miami. His modern architectural art served as a mural for the twenty nine foot entry wall, at the Peterson Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, setting the period tone for the show "Fantasies In Fiberglass". He was featured in California Modern Magazine and the Australian magazine Deadbeat as an artist making a mark in the low brow genre.

"My artwork is inspired by the googie modern relics that still dot the roadsides and cities of the American landscape. The pieces are fantasy reinterpretations of the architecture, artifacts and visions of the period layered with the sticky residue of my own memories. I seek to evoke the quirky optimism of the atomic age with poppy, vibrant palettes partial to aqua, orange and chartreuse. While I love the elegant understated forms of Modernism, I'm equally seduced by the kitschy, happy exuberance of the less lofty, ersatz incarnations of Mid-Century Modern that exploded across America"